Keren Papier

“Compared with people who reported drinking their beverages ‘warm,’ those who drank them ‘hot’ had around a 1.7 times higher risk of SCC, while those who drank them ‘very hot’ had around a three times higher risk,”

Keren Papier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

A large Oxford study found that people who drank beverages 'hot' or 'very hot' had a significantly higher risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma compared to those who drank warm beverages.

“A limitation of our study was that although we examined associations by self-reported preferred drink temperature, we did not have data on directly measured drink temperatures, and therefore cannot determine how self-reported drink temperature is likely to relate to absolute drink temperature,”

Keren Papier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Papier noted that the study relied on self-reported preferred drink temperatures rather than directly measured temperatures.

“If you are a heavy consumer of hot tea or coffee, maybe you'd want to cool it down a little bit.”

Keren Papier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

The quote appears in the context of Papier's remarks following her discussion of the study's limitations and findings on hot beverage consumption.

“These findings don't mean people need to stop drinking tea or coffee – just let your drinks cool down a little before drinking them.”

Keren Papier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Following her remarks on the study's limitations, Papier advised that people don't need to stop drinking tea or coffee but should let drinks cool before consuming them.